Posted on Apr 20, 2022
Environmental groups sue the EPA to enforce air quality laws in Missouri
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Missouri and Illinois are among dozens of states that have yet to submit plans for improving air quality in protected areas. Environmental nonprofits are suing the EPA to compel the agency to take action.
Several of the largest conservation nonprofits in the U.S. claim in a federal lawsuit that the Environmental Protection Agency has failed to enforce air quality standards.
As part of the Clean Air Act, every state must submit a detailed plan to the EPA every 10 years for reducing air pollution in national parks and wilderness areas. Nearly three dozen states, including Missouri and Illinois, have not submitted updated plans to the EPA — and environmental advocates hope to compel the federal agency to take action.
Haze forms when sunlight hits tiny particles of air pollution, creating a smog-like curtain that reduces visibility.
Several of the largest conservation nonprofits in the U.S. claim in a federal lawsuit that the Environmental Protection Agency has failed to enforce air quality standards.
As part of the Clean Air Act, every state must submit a detailed plan to the EPA every 10 years for reducing air pollution in national parks and wilderness areas. Nearly three dozen states, including Missouri and Illinois, have not submitted updated plans to the EPA — and environmental advocates hope to compel the federal agency to take action.
Haze forms when sunlight hits tiny particles of air pollution, creating a smog-like curtain that reduces visibility.
Environmental groups sue the EPA to enforce air quality laws in Missouri
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Lawsuit
Posted 2 y ago
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."The plan identifies seven Missouri-based industrial facilities that are negatively affecting air quality in the Mingo Wilderness Area, including the Rush Island Energy Center, New Madrid Power Plant and the Sikeston Power Station.
Air pollution from six facilities in Missouri is also drifting into the Hercules-Glades Wilderness Area near Branson, according to state officials.
The plan does not include any requirements for facilities to reduce emissions, however.
Cutting emissions from coal-fired power plants and other industrial facilities should be a key priority for Missouri state officials, Kodish said.
“It's the same pollution that's unhealthy for people to breathe, that's harmful to ecosystems and wildlife,” Kodish said. “When we're talking about regional haze pollution, yes, it diminishes the clarity and the distance that we're able to see, but it's also the very same pollution that harms people's respiratory systems.”...
..."The plan identifies seven Missouri-based industrial facilities that are negatively affecting air quality in the Mingo Wilderness Area, including the Rush Island Energy Center, New Madrid Power Plant and the Sikeston Power Station.
Air pollution from six facilities in Missouri is also drifting into the Hercules-Glades Wilderness Area near Branson, according to state officials.
The plan does not include any requirements for facilities to reduce emissions, however.
Cutting emissions from coal-fired power plants and other industrial facilities should be a key priority for Missouri state officials, Kodish said.
“It's the same pollution that's unhealthy for people to breathe, that's harmful to ecosystems and wildlife,” Kodish said. “When we're talking about regional haze pollution, yes, it diminishes the clarity and the distance that we're able to see, but it's also the very same pollution that harms people's respiratory systems.”...
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